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Polis appoints Cynthia McKedy to 4th Judicial District
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday appointed Cynthia A. McKedy to the 4th Judicial District Court. McKedy, who previously served as deputy district attorney and now runs her own law firm, fills a judicial vacancy on the El Paso County Court in the 4th Judicial District. She will replace Judge Doug Miles, who will officially vacate…
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GOP Senate candidate Eli Bremer tests positive for COVID-19
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer tested positive for COVID-19 and plans to cancel in-person campaigning until he meets medical guidelines to resume public appearances, his campaign said Tuesday. The 2008 Olympian and former El Paso County GOP official, one of eight Republicans seeking the nod to challenge Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet, told Colorado Politics…
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Colorado’s justices skeptical of El Paso sheriff’s assertion of immunity
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Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared unwilling to accept the idea that El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder could not be held liable for keeping a man jailed for nearly four months after he posted bond. The lawsuit brought by Saul Cisneros against the top law enforcement official of Colorado’s most…
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El Paso County agrees to transgender detainee’s female housing request hours before court hearing
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El Paso County and Sheriff Bill Elder have agreed to house a transgender detainee in a female section of the jail and provide access to all of the commissary items specific to women. The county initially insisted it had a legitimate interest in placing her in an all-male facility. The county’s reversal on Wednesday happened…
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Smith: Anti-NAFTA AMLO, Mexico’s next president?
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Now that the Trump administration has initiated the process of renegotiating the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), let’s hope that this process is marked by thoughtfulness and not rhetoric like the president’s earlier comments that NAFTA was “the worst trade deal in history.” Despite the anti-trade rhetoric, NAFTA has been a great success, resulting…
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Grant continues drug task forces in CO, WY, UT
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The director of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program does not expect President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to alter the federal funding that helps keep the program operating. “Our experiences with Congress over many years has been overwhelmingly positive, whether it’s Democrats or Republicans,” said Rocky Mountain HIDTA Director Tom Gorman. “The president…
